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US Steel announces suspension of steel production at two US plants
The U.S. steel industry is starting to shut down capacity, showing signs of weakness despite Trump's support....
China will introduce quotas for the supply of metals to the United States
US military firms may face Chinese restrictions on the supply of rare earths....
US Uranium Mining Companies Support US Commerce Department Recommendations
Rare earth minerals are essential for the production of mobile phones and a variety of other consumer goods, as well as fighters. Uranium is mainly...
Neometals promotes battery recycling strategy
Perth-based innovative materials company Neometals has come close to proving the technical and economic viability of a proprietary process for...
American swing: why are US Steel shares falling?
One month has passed since the last earnings report for United States Steel (X). The US steel industry leader lost about 15.2 percent over the...
NLMK takes a wait-and-see position in the US market
A wait-and-see attitude is now the most correct, especially given the strong market volatility due to the trade war between the United States and...
Panic is brewing in the United States over possible restrictions on Chinese imports of rare earth metals
17 rare earth metals are critical to the production of all high-tech equipment, from aircraft to satellites. And the United States is 80 percent...
Quantum Theater staged Shakespeare's greatest tragedy "King Lear" on the ruins of an American steelworks
King Lear continues Quantum's long-standing tradition of reimagining the classics in never-before-seen ways, setting Shakespeare's...
Why Credit Suisse downgraded AK Steel by two notches at once
This week, shares of American steel companies were in the "red zone", reflecting the uncertainty of investors in the prosperous...
Dunnedin acquires copper-molybdenum-silver project in Arizona
Exploration trials in the Mojave indicate the possibility of a large porphyry-type copper-molybdenum-silver deposit....
Canada has promised to urgently ratify the USMCA agreement
The USA and Canada canceled mutual duties on steel and aluminum, which were introduced in the summer of 2018....
US lowers import duties on Turkish steel to 25 percent
The President of the United States has leveled import duties on steel for Turkey on a level with other countries, but excluded the country from the...
USA records record steel production
Thanks to President Trmp's protectionist policies, the US steel industry is operating at record levels of capacity utilization, smelting nearly...
Steel trade war costs US companies $ 11.5 billion a year
US steel prices rose after Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported steel for some countries in March, and then expanded tariffs for most...
USA: Winners and Losers in Trump's Trade War with China
President Trump's trade war with China has sparked global retaliation, and the rise in protectionism that has followed has had a significant...
Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals copper project
The lawsuit challenges the government's decision to reverse an existing Obama-era decision that has blocked all new mining projects on the...
The US Congress "knocked " the results of the duties on steel
Beginning March 23, 2018, Trump applied 25 percent and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, respectively....
U.S. boosts lithium imports for electric vehicle batteries
The United States is developing a national supply chain strategy to dramatically accelerate the production of electric vehicles....
Scientists have made metal pipes safer for health
Scientists at Purdue University in the USA have invented a new alloy for making water pipes....
Metallic Additives Manufacturing Conference Program Launched
North American metal additive company AT is going to hold an online conference where it will talk about its plans to develop a new metal additive....
Sibanye Raises Its Loss Estimate By $ 100 Million
South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater expects its full-year loss to be more than $ 100 million higher than forecast in its trade report last week,...
Business WireArconic Inc took a course to increase aluminum production
Aluminum production is in high demand in the automotive market, and demand for it in North America may double in the next 10 years....
MPIF Announces Applicants for the POWDERMET 2019 Award
The best of the best for "Achievements in the field of powder metallurgy", according to MPIF (Federation of the Powder Metallurgical...
Senate Majority Leader Suspected of Helping Deripaska
Twitter claims that Mitch McConnell's "largest donor" is a Russian oligarch under US sanctions...
Canada will not ratify new agreement with US until steel tariffs are lifted
The upcoming federal elections in Canada heighten the need for tariff waivers to move ahead with trade agreements with the US and Mexico....
Canadian auto parts makers ask to abolish steel duties
The head of Canada's second-largest auto parts maker is alarmed by the disastrous impact of import duties on metals, both in her country and in...
US Steel Imports Down 11 Percent Compared To November 2018
In the US, imports of ferrous metallurgy products have significantly decreased, as evidenced by the final AISI data at the end of last year....
AISI chief urged US congressmen to continue protectionist policies
The American Iron Institute has become convinced that if import duties are reduced or canceled, the American metallurgy will again slide into a...
Arconic split into two companies after rejecting Apollo offer
Arconic shares dropped nearly 3.2 percent to $ 17.12 on Friday, after rising 2.6 percent in early trading....
